Method of making handled shopping bags



Nov. 10, 1936. H. K. TEEN METHOD OF MAK-ING -HANDLED SHOPPING BAGS original Filed Juiy 27, 1935 2 .Sheets-Sheet 1 Harford K, Swen.

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METHOD OF MAKING HANDLED SHOPPING BAGS Original Filed July 27, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Harfond K. Seen..

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Divided and this application Decembol' 5, 1935 ,l Serial `No. 52,955

.Thisinvention relates to a method of making handled shop ing bags, and has 'been divided from my app cation, Serial No. 33,553 led July 27, 1935 for, a Shopping bag, and'constitutes an o 4improvement Aover U., B.- Patent No. 1,799,072,

-issued to me on March 31, 1931 for a Method of' manufacturing shopping bags.V y

In this invention, I provide a method whereby handles formed of lcor-cl or other material may 10 be secured by an adhesive to the paper web` from which a bag is formed. A

While the bag may be formed from a single v web having a single longitudinal se'am whereby itfis formed into a tube, thel handles being atv 15 tached to the single' web in positions whereby y after the single web is tubed, bottomed and folded, the handles will be on opposite sides thereof and will nest with each other. And the handles' may .be eithersecured directly to the web by an adn hesive or4 a reinforcing .patch gluedI over the handle upon the web, or in any other suitable manner. v Inplace oi' the single web, a double web `may be used, that is, two webs fed through a suitable u bag Aforming machine whereby the longitudinal edges of one web are secured to the longitudinal edgesof the other web forming a bag tube. The

handles in this'case being secured,.one upon each f web. o'r both upon one web and so located that 30. they nest with each other after the bag is formed and folded.

In this case one of the webs may be wider than the other web and its gummed 'edges are folded over uponv the edges of the narrower web, thus v35A forming the seams on the edges'of the bag.

The bag may also be made from two webs of equal width. The longitudinal edges of each g are summed and the webs folded and brought tosether to form a double spaced `seam upon opio posits sides of the folded-bag, thus 'creating a band of doublev thickness upon eachA web and so located that, uponl the webs'being lapped over 'and secured together, the handles will be vlocated between the double thickness or within the lapped 45seam.

' Or should two webs of diiferent width be employed and the seams lapped to one side of the center, the handles ,may be attached by v.patches along the centerline of the bag. sa In any of these four types, the open end of i thebag may` be creased. and turned in to form 4a double thickedge,

leftloose.. (V v 'Ihe object of the invention is to provide, a

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' mined local surfaces to receive the handles and patches.

and either `pasted, do'wn or ping bags may be fabricated from a stock roll, or rolls -of paper or like, the material being fed from the rolls in the form of ja web which is formed with'slits where the handles are to be located and in parallel' relation to where the '6 I bag tube is to be severed from the web. l Another object of the invention. is tol provide a method whereby handles are' formed from al roll of stock cord of suitable material, either of'` A single or multiple ribbon twisted or braided and with or without a reinforcing wire, and if deu sired the ends may be attened orl spread to give a greater surface for the adhesive, and placed upon patches provided with an adhesive andv whichalso act as a transfer means for convey-"1l ing the handles tothe web and securing them` Another'obiect of the invention is to 'provide a methodwhereby reinforcing patches'can be formed from a stock roll of stripmaterial either a method whereby the web, after being formed with the slits isgukmmed for the bag' forming seam or seams and also wgumm d in predeter- Another object of the invention may be to pro-4 vide ,a method whereby the web may` be provided with a transverse crease in aligned relation with the slits whereby a flap is formed for turning in vor securing to the inner surface of the Another object yoi' the invention is'to provide a method whereby the bag tube can be severed from the web in such a manner as to leave the handles extending' from the end thereof.

Another'v object oi' the invention is to provide a method whereby the bag tube can be severed from the web at a point below the handgrip of the handles..,. A

Another object of the invention is to provide a method whereby cord handles may be attached to the web or webs during the fabrication of the web orwebs into a tube vbefore bottoming and not having to be attached .to the iinished bag after the same is completed;

Referring to the drawings: .1.

Figure 1 shows the web after the slits have'been made and the seaming paste applied.

w Figure 2 shows the web after the paste or adhe- -mi gummed or plain, and either fmoistened or Vhandles after the bag portion or length is cut from the stock, but without having been tubed.

In practice the tubing is done before the -bag n length is severed from the web.

Figure 5 shows the web being tubed. Figure shows the stock roll of patch material,

. which may have the adhesive in strips as shown or over the entire surface thereof.

Figure 7 shows a patchcut 01T.'

Figure 8 shows a patch and handle thereon.

Figure S'shows a finished bag, with the edges of the open end folded in at an angle to provide a double thick edge.

Figure 10 shows a schematic view illustrating the method employed in fabricating and attaching the handles to the style of bag shown in Figure 9.

Figure 11 shows a bag fabricated from two webs of different widths, the wider web being creased and pasted to the narrow web to form the seams on the edges of the bag.

Figure 12 is a schematic view showing method employed in fabricating this bag with the handles attached thereto.

Figure 13 shows a bag fabricated from two webs of equal Width and showing the lapped seams on the opposite sides of the bag. The handles being attched between the overlapping portions of the we, s.

Figure 14 is a schematic view showing the method employed in this style of bag.

Figure 15 is a view of the open end of a bag made from two webs of unequal widths having theD two handles secured by patches to the wider we Figure 16 shows the open end of a bag made from two webs of ,equal width having their edges.A

overlapped and secured by each other to form the seams and the handles secured by patches upon these overlapped seams. l

In carrying out my invention the mechanism required for the various steps and operations may be constructed in a single machine, or, as part of a bag making machine of the usual type, or, the bags may be taken from my apparatus when in I the form of a tube and bottomed and folded in another machine if desired, and inthe descrip-- tion and illustrations of this present invention I have embodied my invention in a bag making machine without the bottoming and folding means. l v

Referring to the drawings: t

I have taken the usual bag making machine and incorporated therein the required mechanism for making and attaching the handles and severing the bag tube from the web at the proper location to provide a bag length.

The usual stock roll III of suitable bag making material. such as paper or other fabric isindicated and from this is drawn the web- I I from which the bag is formed, and this web II during its travel through the machine is indicated by the broken lines.

From the stock roll I0 the web II travels past the seam pasting rolls I2 where paste is applied to oneedge I5 to later hold the web in the form of a tube, and the web II next travels past the knives where the two aligned slits 24, are made which locate the position of the handles I 3, and

if it is desirable to form the bag with a iiap Il as sive has been applied adjacent to the slits for I and these patches are carried past the pads on the shown in'Flgure 9, a crease is now placed in the web and the edges are folded in and from either the slitting knives or the creaser the web is carried past the adhesive pads which transfer adhesive fromthe pot I 4 to predetermined local sur- 5 faces I6 on the web adjacent to the slits 24 for. the reception of the handles Il and patches I3.

While this is taking' place, a pair of cord handles I8 and their attaching patches I9 are being prepared as follows: A piece of ord 23 is drawn from the stock roll 21; cut ofl.' and formed into the D-shaped handles I 8. From the roll of strip stock, either plain or gummed, a strip 2| is fed, and from this are cut the patches I3 by the knife 20,

15 roller 32, which either supplies moisture or gum to the patches in two parallel stripes 28 on their surfaces. Y

The transfer roller that carried these patches I9 and transfers them to the web II, is provided with spurs which perforate the patch I3 and carry it along as well asthe formed handles I8 upon the patches in the moist gum and in contact with pins.

As the travelling web II reaches the proper station'in the machine a transfer roller 36 places the gummed patches I3 and the handles I8 upon the previously gummed local surfaces I6 on the web, which is then carried through the press rollers that press the patches I9 and handles I8 upon the web II to form a firm and stron junction.

From the handle pressing roller the web II is carried to the usual tube forming device 34 which brings together the edges of the web I I which are retained by the paste seam I 5.

After the bag tube has been formed it is severed from the web II by the cut olf knife 26 which makes al transverse cut 33 in aligned relation with he slits 24 if-the bag is to be made without a But should it be desired to form the bag with the ap I'I, then the original slits 24 are made, additional slits are made at right angles thereto in line with the body of the handles I8, or these longitudinal slits may be made without the transverse slits; the web II creases at the proper location to form the flap I'I, the creases acting as a guide in folding the flap I1.

The bag tube is now taken to the bottoming device where the creasing for the turned in tops as shown in Figure 9 is provided, the bottom is formed, folded and baled.

The paste or adhesive rolls are of the usual type, having raised pads for transferring the paste from the pot to the web II, and provided with cut-off portions.

To provide for the folded bag not building up in thickness in the bale due to the handles I8 stacking one upon the other, I have formed the twol handles of slightly different dimensions, and have .located them both upon the patches and upon the web, so that they will lie one within the other or nested, so that they take up but a single thickness of cord when the'bag is folded upon itself.

Referring to the modified form of bag shown in Figures 11 and 12. This bag comprises the widev web I3 and the narrow web I5. The wide web I3 being fed past the double web seam paster I2 which applies paste to the two parallel edges 02070v er 2l, or the edges of the narrower webmay be pasted.

The narrow web I5 is carried past the second 78' handle former and attacher 23 which secures the handle I8 to the center of the web, which is then carried over the relieved roller 25 and brought down in parallel and superimposed relation to the web I3. 'I'he handles I8 being on the inner or adjacent surfaces of the webs'l and I and in nesting registry with each other. The webs I3 and I5, are then brought together -and passed through a former4 which folds over the pasted edges of the wide web upon the edges of the narrow web to form a bag tube, Now, referring to Figures 13 and 14, where the bag is shown as composed of two webs 25 and 28 of equal width, having their edges folded and pasted upon each other. One web 26 is carried past the web seam paster I2 which applies paste along its two parallel edges and it is then carried past the handle former vand attacher 22 which applies one handle y ner, passing by the paste roller 35 the handle former and attacher 23 to the combiner where the webs are folded and combined together to form a bag tube. In this case, it will be seen, that the handles I8 are secured between the overlap* ping portions of the webs, which thus supply reinforcement to the handles, or the handles may be attached with patches either between the overlapping portions of the webs or, upon these overlcapped portions within the bag, or adjacent there- In both of these latter methods it will be noted that the handle and patch `units are located in the center of thel machine, one above the other,

' handle attaching patches from strip `material,

rendering said patches adhesive, placing the formed handles thereon, applying both the patch and the handle to the gummed position upon the web, pressing the same into place, forming the prepared web into a tube, and severing the tube from the web in such a manner that the handles will project from the mouth of the tube.

2. The process of making shoppingbags having projecting handles, comprising in slitting the web adjacent to the locations for the handles, applying adhesive to one edge of the web for seaming,

applying adhesive to predetermined local surfaces upon the web adjacent to the slits, preparing gummed patches, preparing handles and placing the same upon the gummed patches, tr'ansferring the patches carrying the handles to the gummed local surfaces of the web and pressing the same together, forming the handled portion of the web into a tube, severing the tube from the web on a line with said slitsbottoming the tube to form a bag, and folding said bag.

3. 'I'he process of making shopping bags having handles extending therefrom, comprising inform- 'ing locating slits in the web, applying adhesive to the web for tubing, applying adhesive to local surfaces upon the web adjacent to the slits, forming' gummed patcheaforming handles and placing 5 them upon the gummed patches, transferring both the patches and the handles to the gummed local surfaces upon the web and pressing into place, and forming the prepared'web into a tube and parting the same from the web in such a manner that the handles extend from the end of the tube.

4. 'I'he method of making shopping bags having handles Vextending from the open end thereof, comprising in forming slits in predetermined positions l upon the web, creasing the web in 1,5 aligned 'relation with said slits, .applying adhesive to the web for seaming into a tube, applying adhesive vto the web in local surfaces adjacent to the slits, providing gummed patches,

placing handles upon the gummed surfaces of said patches, transferring both the patches Aand the handles to the gummed local surfaces of the web and pressing in place, forming the prepared web into a tube, severing the tube from the web at a point in parallel relation to the slits and spaced from the crease to provide a flap whichw when folded forms a bag end with the handles v projecting therefrom.

ing handles upon the gummed surfaces of said patches, transferring both the patches and the handles to the local gummed surfaces ofl the web and pressing intoplace, locating the handles upon-the web in such a manner that when the nished bag is folded said handles will nest one within the other, forming the handled portion of the web into a tube, severing a bag length of said tube from the web, forming a bottom in said tube and folding the finished bag. 6. The method of making shopping bags having handles, which includes feeding a web from a stock roll, applying adhesive to one edge of the web for subsequent seaming, forming cord handles of different sizes, locating and attachingy the same to the web at predetermined points so that when the web is tubed and bottomed into a bag said handles will lie in a nested position one within the other when the bag is folded.

'7. The process of manufacturing shopping bags 55 which includes applying adhesive in predetermined positions upon a bag forming web, forming handles from cord, forming reinforcing and handle attaching patches from strip material, rendering said patches adhesive, placing the formed handles thereon, applying both the patch and the handle to the gummed position upon the web, pressing the same into place, forming the' prepared web into a tube, with the handled end 85 folded in at an angle from the handle to the side folds, and severing the tube from the web in such a manner that the handles will project from the mouth of the tube, and between the folded edges.

. HARFORD K. STEEN. 

